Event #26: $25,000 High Roller Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-07-2025 14:05 UTC-8

Brannan Building

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Robert Jones

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

After Frank Brannan raised from the button, Kai Cohen re-raised to 15,000 and Brannan called.

The flop came A♣10♥9♥ and Cohen check-called the 10,000 chip bet from Brannan.

A similar story on the turn 2♠, as Cohen check-called the 20,000 chip bet from Brannan.

Action went check check on the Q♦ river.

Kai Cohen: JxJx
Frank Brannan: A♥8♥

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Brannan	187,000 46,000	46,000

Kai Cohen	135,000 71,500	71,500

Tags: Frank Brannan Kai Cohen

06-07-2025 14:03 UTC-8

How WSOP Champ Beat Improbable Odds to Win a $1 Million Bonus Check

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Jon Sofen

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

ClubWPT Gold, a new sweeps coin poker site, offered up a juicy promotion, giving qualifying players a shot to earn $1 million on top of a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet victory. The odds of winning said promo, before the series began, seemed about as likely as Martin Kabrhel being silenced.

Michael Lavin proved again on Friday that improbable does not mean impossible when he took down Event #20: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em SHOOTOUT for $267,373, beating out 1,299 entrants. But that isn't the main story.

Read the Full Story Here

Tags: Michael Lavin

06-07-2025 13:59 UTC-8

Didier Guerin

324,000 84,000

Table 59Seat 5

06-07-2025 13:54 UTC-8

Weng Empties the Clip

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Robert Jones

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Fabiano Kovalski raised to 4,500 sitting in middle position. Bin Weng called from the cutoff and Jovan Kenjic called from the button.

The flop came Q♥J♠6♥ and Kovalski checked, Weng bet 9,000, Kenjic folded, and Kovalski called.

When the turn came the 3♣, Kovalski check-called the 32,500 chip bet from Weng.

On the 4♠ river, Kovalski checked once again, and Weng announced all-in. This forced Kovalski to decide for his remaining ~100,000 chips and his tournament life. He released his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jovan Kenjic	300,000 60,000	60,000
Bin Weng	245,000 59,000	59,000
Fabiano Kovalski	100,000 28,000	28,000

Tags: Jovan Kenjic Fabiano Kovalski Bin Weng

06-07-2025 13:54 UTC-8

Schutten Gets There vs Foxen

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Tim Baker

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

On a flop of 7♥8♥10♠, Brek Schutten bet 9,000 from early position and Alex Foxen raised to roughly 25,000 from the button. Schutten jammed for 82,000, which Foxen snap-called.

Brek Schutten: 6♥5♥ All in
Alex Foxen: 10♣8♣

It was an action flop, as Foxen flopped top two pair against the straight flush draw of Schutten. The Q♠ hit the turn, and the 4♣ landed on the river, improving Schutten to a straight to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	220,000 50,500	50,500

Brek Schutten	180,000 96,000	96,000

Tags: Alex Foxen Brek Schutten

06-07-2025 13:53 UTC-8

Trips No Good for O'Connell

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Myles Phago

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

With the full board reading K♦9♣10♦6♦10♣ Drew O'Connell had bet out for 21,000, only for Justin Saliba to move all-in over the top for 159,500.

O'Connell took his time but eventually called, showing A♦10♥ for rivered trips, which was no good against Saliba's 9♥9♠ for a flopped set and rivered full house, and O'Connell was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Saliba	330,000 170,000	170,000

Drew O'Connell	Busted

Tags: Drew O'Connell Justin Saliba

06-07-2025 13:44 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Tim Baker

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Kulev	490,000 340,000	340,000

Paul Jager	376,000 306,000	306,000
Jovan Kenjic	360,000 210,000	210,000
Byron Kaverman	352,000 202,000	202,000

Muhammad Abdel Rahim	318,000 178,000	178,000
Pavels Spirins	315,000 45,000	45,000
Georgios Sotiropoulos	280,000 280,000	280,000

Joao Vieira	272,500 122,500	122,500

Alex Foxen	270,500 55,500	55,500

Marius Gierse	270,000 10,000	10,000
Noel Rodriguez	264,000 36,000	36,000

Jesse Lonis	263,000 113,000	113,000

Yunkyu Song	261,000 111,000	111,000
Alexandros Theologis	252,500 102,500	102,500
Santhosh Suvarna	245,500 95,500	95,500

Pavel Plesuv	240,000 90,000	90,000

Matthew Belcher	236,000 86,000	86,000
Yifu He	232,000 152,000	152,000
Joe McKeehen	230,000 50,000	50,000

Rafael Mota	217,500 27,500	27,500
Chris Hunichen	210,000 50,000	50,000

Freddy Deeb	208,500 58,500	58,500

Kai Cohen	206,500 56,500	56,500
Michael Vanier	201,000 51,000	51,000
Nick Maimone	200,500 200,500	200,500

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Level: 3

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

06-07-2025 13:36 UTC-8

Check Out the 2025 WSOP PokerGO Streaming Schedule

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 2 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

PokerGO revealed the streaming schedule for the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) that will include near-daily coverage of more than two dozen bracelet events.

Most notable will be the coverage of the $10,000 Main Event. PokerGO will broadcast each step of the action from July 2-16.

Day 1 coverage for flights 1a-1d will kick off at 7 p.m. local time, while coverage of Day 2 through Day 4 will begin at 3:30 p.m. Coverage will then begin at 1 p.m. from Day 5-8 before switching to 3 p.m. for two days of final table coverage.

Other highlights from the streaming schedule include: